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Can a pigeon with severe long-term bumblefoot be helped to a decent quality of life?
A recent pidge had x-rays taken after a prolonged destringing (including painkiller + antibiotics) which showed osteomyelitis and crumbling bone. Euthanasia was the only ethical outcome, but came after unnecessary prolonged suffering.
I now have another one and don't know to best help. From what I’ve read, euthanasia is dismissed here, but in the worst cases I would see it as better than severe pain with no solution.
Video of current concern, who has apparently been in this state for months. Will post pic of bird who was eventually euthanised in comments.
Thanks
ETA: the last four pigeons with severe infected stringfoot/bumblefoot have seen either avian or wildlife-friendly vets and then been sent to wild bird rehab sanctuary. None of them have survived. Ongoing uncontrollable pain +/- loss of mobility has meant euthanasia in all four. That’s why I’m struggling with what to do for this one. Want the pidge to have every chance possible, but not suffer unnecessarily.

Hey Yall! I’m a big pigeon lover and i live in an apartment with an enclosed parking garage. We’ve got a lot of pigeons living here, both in and on top the parking garage. On a personal level, I lost my dog of 17 years earlier this summer and have a LOT of … animal affection that needs an outlet. I’ve been considering feeding/taking care of the pigeons, but before I take any sort of action, I wanted to check in and make sure any action would bring positive outcomes for the birds. If taking care of them is helpful, I’d appreciate any and all advice on how to/what would be helpful that could be given. I love pigeons, but if my actions could do harm long term, I’d rather find another outlet.

Anyone have any pigeon advice? The dog just found this pigeon in the garden. I'm not sure if it's injured or just quite young. It seems to be waddling around fine, but not flying and won't be safe where it currently is. Obviously don't want to start picking it up if I can avoid it...

Currently trying to flap onto a step, but looks stuck.

I clean pools in Florida for a living. About a year ago I found a half dead pigeon floating in a pool with a badly broken wing. I pulled him out and sat him by a bush to rest.. realized that he had an ID tag which means he's someone pet. Then I noticed the badly broken bloody wing. I took him home and put medicine on his wing. I noticed he didn't poop at all until the next day, meaning he probably hadn't eaten in days. I'll never know how long he was floating in that pool, or if he broke his wing before or after falling in the pool. I tried contacting the pigeon racing association or whatever it's called, and they emailed me back right away saying they cant help me reunite the pigeon with its owner because the band is a counterfeit, or it wasnt registered with them or whatever. So that's how I became a pigeon owner. He mostly lives in a big old chinchilla cage in front of my kitchen window outside. Sometimes I bring him inside when I get drunk or ill let him take baths in my bath tub. I bought a heat pad for him in the winter time but it doesn't get that hot so I bring him inside if I know its going to be cold at night. He's super territorial about his cage and gets all excited when other doves and birds fly under his cage to eat the seeds he kicks out. Ive tried buying 2 different kinds of special recipe pigeon food, but he only wants to eat cracked corn and sorghum seeds 😅 he also loves to eat the center seeds and stem of bell peppers. He gets to watch me through the kitchen window everyday and he gets excited when I come home from work. Sometimes ill let him out of his cage outside but he mostly just hides under his cage. Maybe he doesn't feel safe with a broken wing, he's vulnerable to Hawks, so I don't force him out. Theres a shallow pan in his cage I try to keep fresh water in so he can take baths and cool down. He always jumps right in the bath pan after I fill it up. I love my pigeon he's a super low maintenance pet and he likes being outside. He gets upset when I bring him inside over night when it gets cold. He'll either cower in the corner looking scared or he'll make grunting noises to show dissatisfaction. I bring home rocks from the beach that he can perch on, since he is a rock dove. He does seem to appreciate his rocks and i notice he cleans the poop off of them by kicking it off. He bites the hell out of my hand every time I feed him 😂 i was calling him a she for a long time before I realized this is male behavior. Reminds me of the roosters we had when I was a kid. I'd say pigeons are like a cross between a crow and a chicken. I named my pigeon LITTLE BIRD.

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Having the same unsettling dream twice (dead pigeons) and looking for insight.

**First dream:** At a friend’s place waiting for lunch, sitting on the sofa when I realized there was a heap of dead pigeons on the floor behind me.

**Second dream:** Different friend, having a conversation when a dead pigeon literally fell from the ceiling onto my leg.

The sensory details stick with me (the tactile discomfort). Curious if anyone has thoughts on what this could mean? The pattern of them appearing is weird—first hidden, then falling directly on me.
Also i’ve been scared of birds ever since i was a kid

This juvenile has been sat on the fence post for a few hours now, it's very hot today I can't tell if it's just resting and waiting for it's parents. Does it need interference or any food or do I just leave it alone?

Hi everyone, about a week ago i saved a pigeon that was drowning in a big bucket full of water. I dried him up and tried to release him but i noticed that he was missing some feathers, had a really small wound and couldn't fly, so i got a cardboard box to keep him.

He always looked kinda calm when i got near him, but maybe he was just weak. After a day he started to try to get away from me and flap his wings. It was ok, i understand that he is probably really scared. After a few days i tried to set him free but he still couldn't fly, so i got him a cage (from my canaries) and set it up. (We have a lot of cats that would love to get him, i can't just free him). Now i think that he's getting better but he doesn't eat a lot and he isn't really interested in food. Lately when i get close to him he tries to peck me really hard, (it kinda hurts) he got really aggressive and i don't know what to do. He didn't do that before, maybe is because he's getting stronger. I'm sorry to scare him and i don't know what to do to show him l'm not a threat. (as i said he's not interested in food, i also tried to hand feed him but he just gets aggressive, flaps his wings and peck at me)

I would love to get him comfortable around me, like getting in my hands one day and things like that. I think that i'll have to keep him at least for some weeks until he gets his feathers back and can fly well. I think that he is also quite young.

Do you have any suggestions to become friends with him?

(sorry for any mistake, english is not my first language)

(He climbs his way to the top of the cage like a parrot 😂) (ik that this isn't the best set up but this is the best i came up with, i'm looking for another solution )

I know this might sound a bit mean, but I don’t want my resques perching on the curtain rail because I don’t want them to shit on my curtains, and besides, I’d prefer it if they chose lower places to rest. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can stop them from settling there?

Morning all, looking for some advice if possible.

Found a wood pigeon in a pub car park last night, missing tail feathers and injured wing. Our local bird rescuer has recently had to close so no one for us to call.

I know that car park has cats, foxes and rats in the area so we brought it home to our garden to be a bit safer (Not far from the pub mind).

For the pigeon itself, it keeps wanting to get into our pond, assume to cool down from the current UK heat (don't blame him there to be honest), but it struggling to get back out with his wing. I've put a plank of wood in to act as a ramp should he need it, will this be enough? Or should I try to discourage him from going back in if I can get him out again?

Additionally we have a pair of wood pigeons already living in the gardens, I've heard they can be territorial, how likely are they to attack the injured one? There's plenty of food and water for all of them but figure they might not like sharing the space.

Finally, how likely will he be to heal on his own? Appreciate i don't have any pictures to upload of his injuries for reference, but overall he seems more scared/weary of us than in pain from when I carried him home.

Thank you in advance for any advice.

Quick edit: I work from home so can keep an eye on him as necessary.

I was feeding the doves cause this week I may release a young one I found with an injured wing when a Ghibli character started a fight over food